This does not reach the level of hop-noxious as some of my hop-licious favorites, but strikes a very reasonable balance that will satisfy both the regular beer lovers and the hop heads, like me. I love this beer. The malt flavor is outstanding and high nuff octane for high Gravity enthusiasts! Thank God Utah has seen the light. We all agree w Ben Franklin, "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be Hoppy"!

Pours clear copper with a large off-white head. The aroma has pineapple, mango, sweet malt, orange, caramel and really nice balance. It has a medium body that is ultra smooth and then has some pretty prickly rough carbonation at the end. The flavor starts with citrus zest, caramel, pine, woodiness, crackers and some spice. The finish is dry and has lots of woody / earthy / tropical hoppy notes. Really nice IPA.

Aroma is sharp citrus and apricot. Hazy amber with almost no head. Taste is pronounced bitterness, almost like an earwax. Im having a hard time with this beer. Im not sure what my problem is with this but to be honest I am going to pour this beer out. The malt seems good enough and aroma hopping is great, but the hop bitterness is just awful. Possibly an astringency mixed with high IBU’s. Maybe its a bad can.

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